Intel Xeon Silver 4316 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6143

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4316 and Intel Xeon Gold 6143 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Silver 4316

Intel Xeon Gold 6143

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4316

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 74°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53687 vs 46473

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53687 vs 46473

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6143

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2392 vs 2150

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392 vs 2150

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4316
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6143

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2150

2392

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53687

46473

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4316	Intel Xeon Gold 6143
PassMark - Single thread mark	2150	2392
PassMark - CPU mark	53687	46473

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4316	Intel Xeon Gold 6143
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1002 - $1012
Place in performance rating	486	480
Processor Number	4316	6143
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	40	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	205 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)